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BITC index ranks global companies' corporate responsibility

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 APR 2014  |  NEWS
... said. Of the 98 companies that took part in the CR Index, 27 were global companies with operations in Australia and New Zealand (ANZ) but only 10 included their ANZ operations in the scope of their submission. Dayeh noted that this is the first year ...

New Forests releases 2013 sustainability report

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 11 APR 2014  |  NEWS
... environmental markets fund manager New Forests has completed investing and closing in three funds in Australia and New Zealand and Asia and engaged in conservation and community engagement activities across its assets, the company reported in its 2013 ...

Combining quality measures with ESG can yield higher returns

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 APR 2014  |  NEWS
... much less concentrated risk, have just as much ESG content." Northern Trust originally conducted the research for the New Zealand Superannuation Fund, but found the conclusions of research so persuasive that it has used the paper as a discussion point ...

CDP, FirstCarbon Solutions sign expanded partnership

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 14 MAR 2014  |  NEWS
... exclusive supply chain program scoring partner, and they are also responsible for the Nordic, Benelux, India and Australia/New Zealand regions. As global sustainability BPO partner, FCS will expand their role. In addition to providing scoring services ...

NZ Super Fund sells partial forestry stake to iwi collective

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 MAR 2014  |  NEWS
New Zealand Superannuation Fund has sold a 2.5% stake in New Zealand's largest forestry business to six iwi organisations. The six iwi representative organisations - Ngati Rangitihi, Ngati Whakaue Assets and Te Arawa River Iwi Limited Partnership, Ngati ...

BCCM forms task force to examine public service delivery

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 7 FEB 2014  |  NEWS
... include Rowan Dowland, general manager development, bankmecu, Angela Perry, Chair, Employee Ownership Australia and New Zealand, John McInerney, former managing director, Common Equity Housing Ltd (CEHL) and BCCM director, Kimina Lyall, group executive ...

ANREV real estate investors outperform global GRESB

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 10 JAN 2014  |  NEWS
... APAC real estate vehicles have reductions in place, compared to 55% of ANREV members and 45% globally. Australia and New Zealand leads the way in reporting energy reduction targets, ANREV said. "Fifty percent of ANREV members use green buildings certifications ...

CDP: ASX200 companies set short term goals for C02 reduction

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 6 DEC 2013  |  NEWS
... ASX200 companies focus on setting short-term targets for carbon emission reduction, according to the CDP Australia and New Zealand Climate Change Report 2013. "There's a short term focus on the carbon reduction target that companies are setting," said ...

NZ Super Fund invests in wind turbine developer

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 DEC 2013  |  NEWS
The New Zealand Superannuation Fund has invested US$55 million in a US company that develops wind turbines. US-based Ogin Inc. uses aerospace technology to develop a smaller, high-performance wind turbine, the fund said. It is a privately held company. ...

IGCC: insto investors would park capital if CEFC repealed

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 29 NOV 2013  |  NEWS
... including the chair and CEO of the CEFC. The IGCC represents pension funds and fund managers based in Australia and New Zealand, supports "transparent, long-term and relatively certain policies that can assist us to allocate capital to low-carbon activities" ...